The Ecological Importance of Crustacean Diversity
Crustaceans inhabit a wide variety of habitats, from the open ocean to ephemeral pools. Within these habitats, crustaceans play key roles as herbivores, detritivores, and predators, and interact with competitors ranging from conspecifics to other crustaceans to diverse assemblages of invertebrates. As with most communities and ecosystems, efforts to understand the impacts of crustacean community d
